Browsing the "Quick & Dirty" Category
Published on June 30th, 2023 | by Boris
These are brilliant. And yes, I am a Held devotee, and they are still, objectively, brilliant. I have worn them for a while now, and like a racehorse, they have been put through their paces. Thoroughly.... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2022 | by Boris
I have a confession to make. I’m one of those blokes who washes his riding gear when it rains. I do this by riding in the rain and bitching about how wet it is. But a... Read More →
Published on June 16th, 2021 | by Boris
I have two pairs of these. One pair I got five years ago when I went traipsing all over Europe on a motorcycle. And one pair I got just a few months ago. And... Read More →
Published on June 25th, 2020 | by Boris
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK ‘VOGUE’ EDARDS On the basis of its name alone, this jacket is worth owning. Named after the famous Brixton riots of 1981 (or possibly 1985, 1995, or 2011) in London, when the... Read More →
Published on March 15th, 2020 | by Boris
I review lots of stuff. But each time I review a pair of Held gloves, I find myself wondering how that review will be received. “There he goes again,” people sigh. “Banging on about these gloves... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2020 | by Boris
Few things make you sadder than arriving somewhere in a blaze of motorcycling glory only to discover that your Serrano ham and German beer is at the wrong damn temperature. But once again, Andy from... Read More →
Published on February 14th, 2017 | by Ghost Writer
INTERFOS is the International Festival of Speed said another way. A trendy way. A cool and sexy way. And basically a shorter way. And BikeMe! has a pair of weekend passes to give away. It’s like... Read More →
Published on February 1st, 2017 | by Boris
Our beloved photographer, Nick Edards, was all packed and ready to head back to Sydney after the Island Classic when he heard other motorcycles rampaging around the track. Bikes that sounded a little bit different to... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2017 | by Boris
You might be aware that we don’t do in-depth Island Classic reports. It’s best to leave things like that to the experts like Trevor Hedge over at MCNews. What we do do, is make observations and... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2017 | by Boris
I have always been a wet-weather gear miser. Once every year I would go out and spend as little money as possible on the cheapest vinyl pants I could find in some bike shop’s bargain bin.... Read More →